Bee's Virtual Boutique

Ooooohhhhhhh….a friend turned me on to this line, out of NYC.

http://shop.angelrox.com/collections/frontpage

Just gorgeous! I want one of everything!

thing for this type of fingerless, long glove. Cozy, cute, even sexy, in certain materials….(not me in pic, see link.)

http://www.etsy.com/shop/MoonHalo?page=1

That gal’s (above link) goods are cute.

regardless of “label” or brand, but I gotta tell ya, if money were no object, I would have a closet full of Ralph Lauren. He’s the only designer that I’d spend the money to have what I wanted if I had the money to spend…

Droooool:
http://tooklookbook.com/brands/ralph-lauren/womens-ready-to-wear-2010-fall-winter

I wouldn’t say I love everything he does, but some lines I have liked a lot.

I was paid a nice compliment today: “You’re a bit of a fashion maverick for this town….” he says. LOL (Not Ralph Lauren, I don’t know him, LOL, a friend said this…) Yeah I suppose I am, seeing as how the “fashions” women wear ‘round here run toward….uh….well, more like J.Crew or LL Bean. Not that there’s anything wrong with that. Whatever works. Just isn’t my style unless I actually AM about to be going hiking or camping or canoeing etc. I be the Boho babe about town. I am having oooodles of fun with clothes lately.

And jewelery, and scarves, hats, boots. Hee.

Yes indeedy, fun with my wardrobe.

O…..M….F…..G!!!!!!!!!!! These pants!!!!!!!!!

MUST HAVE. Several colors. I like flow but NOT bagginess. Must hug and accentuate curves in all the right places which these do coz IMHO, on my frame drape=sensual=yes. But bagginess=EWWW, blech, ptooey! These are drapey sensuality….swoooon….....and boho chic, very me.

GASP! Lovely! Me want some….

Oh,and they need to look good with boots and or Danskos. Check! TeeHee.

but I LURVE this skirt! I just bought two recently. (Not in the colors shown, that is just the best display I could find…though one does have a lot of black in it on one side….)

Each one is reversible, with different & beautiful fabric on both sides of the skirt and the belt and can be worn a combination of ways. The belt and pouch also both detach (belt zips off to be reversed & can even be worn w/other outfits, pouch unclips) to be used on other Zand skirts, or not (in the case of the pouch, I have worn my Zand’s with and without the pouches.) The two skirts I bought can be worn SIXTEEN different ways in combination with one another, by reversing and recombining w/ the belts and pouches. I bought one of the just above the knee length, and one of the just above mid thigh length. I wore the shorter one today with leggings; I rocked it! It also looks great w/jeans.

http://ellatopia.com/category_13/2/Anna-4-skirts-in-1.htm

http://www.enjoykarma.com/brands/zand-amsterdam/short-zand-skirt?p=1

They are sooooooo much fun, so stylish and cute. They are reportedly one size fits all but what that really means, I read on a site somewhere, is they’ll fit sizes 0-12. The rivets/studs have snaps on two sides (only the smooth side is ever showing) and you can make it so that it fits snug at the waist or sits low on the hips, by adjusting the snaps. They are extremely well made, durable. I can’t say enough about them, they are such a blast! Not cheap in and of themselves, but considering you get four skirts, two belts and a pouch out of one purchase it is a great deal.

I love them!!! And have I mentioned, I love them? They’re also kinda kilt-like, which is fun. :~D

cooler.

Happiness is: a coupla ice cold Magner’s, and a night off.

I ran a bunch o’ errands after the dayjob, then, I thought I had to work at one of my night jobs. So, I showed up at my second part time night job. The boss sez “Ummm, you’re welcome to stay, but what are you doing here?” Oh yeah, today is Thursday......smacks forehead, cracks open a cold one…......guzzle guzzle “Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…...mmmmmmm…..”

Magner’s is to summer what…..ah, I dunno. I am too tired for clever analogies….anywho Magner’s = summer.

:~D

well made, quality handcrafted goods, and don’t mind the financial cost associated with acquiring them when I absolutely know they will stand the test of time. That I will have them as long as I live and breathe…I love good craftsmanship, whether it is an artist’s or craftsperson’s quality renderings in wood, paints, leather, wool, metal, stone etc. All hail the artist’s of the world, they do so much to keep it beautiful….

Case in point…I treated myself to a new bag. This artist’s mediums are leather and wool, and in this hand crafted piece, a one of a kind, they are united. I love it. (Mine is slightly different than the one pictured, but the overall design and size is the same.) I look at it and am just in awe of the work that went into it, from design to sewing and felting, then piecing it all together….

Bee’s Virtual Boutique would definitely have more of these on it’s shelves, in all shapes and sizes, and colors.

I have designated it as my own art and craft bag. In that I am now using it as my project bag for whatever I happen to be playing with or working on.

It’s extraordinary. I feel like I am carrying around the leather and wool equivalent of a Kandinsky or a Hundertwasser on my shoulder….decadent! Simple decadence.

as enchanted by the tools as with the project, w/re to almost anything I attempt to create, but in this instance I am talking about knitting. (I don’t do a lot of it, but I invest in quality materials because I like nice toys….) I love love love wooden knitting needles. They are perennial favorites, over metal, plastic or resin, though I have some of all of those. I like their warmth, the wooden ones, and they’re just plain beautiful.

Some favorite wooden needles, that are on the shelves of my virtual boutique, and in my knitting bag, in various sizes:

http://www.lanternmoon.com/10-Rosewood-Single-Point-Knitting-Needles_p_124.html

http://www.brittanyneedles.com/bkhook.html
(I have some of the black walnut needles that aren’t made anymore, they are exquisite…see photo I attached…)

http://www.peacefleece.com/knitting%20needle.htm

I have been playing around with some needles and yarns this eve as I ponder projects. I also recently purchased some new yarns IRL and thus, for the virtual boutique, hurry, supplies are limited!

http://frabjousfibers.com/recycled-silk-hand-picked.html
(I got the green, called “sea”.) And a few skeins of a mulberry silk/merino blend, in emerald green, violet, and a blue called “clear sky”. They’re like jewels…..

tasty crackers! A friend of mine who is gluten intolerant turned me on to these. (I am not gluten intolerant, or anything food related intolerant, but I believe that your body likes everything and anything in moderation, so I started buying a few gluten free items now and then, and believe it or not, many of them are very tasty! Including these….)

Slightly nutty in flavor (thought there are no nuts used in their production, nor anywhere at their facility) and very crunchy; they go well with almost any dip or cheese, or soup. They are particularly wonderful with hummus.

Mary’s Gone are one of my favorite snack crackers. I almost always have a box around.

They are also organic!

Give them a try!

http://www.marysgonecrackers.com/crackers

For marinating anything. It is so good I could drink it from the bottle….

I haven’t bought it for a while. Next trip to the grocer’s. My ever keen tastebuds miss it.